Tunku Tan Sri Imran ibni Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar (born 21 March 1949) is a member of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...

royal family who is the ''Tunku Muda Serting''. He is the grandson of the first King of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Rahman. His father Tuanku Ja'afar, was also the 10th King of Malaysia. He was born as the second son of Tuanku Ja’afar, the 10th

Yang di-Pertuan Besar In Malay, Yang di-Pertuan Besar or Yamtuan Besar literally ''"He Who Is Made Chief Ruler"'', is a title given to the head of state in parts of the Malay Archipelago. In Malaysia * Also known as Yamtuan Besar, it is the title of the elected mon ...

(Grand Ruler) of

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. He is often unofficially known in English as Prince Tunku Imran. He also a former President of the

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, and was also the president of the

Olympic Council of Malaysia Olympic Council of Malaysia, or commonly OCM or MOM, (, IOC code: MAS) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malaysia. It is also the body responsible for Malaysia's representation at the Commonwealth Games, as Commonwealth Games Malaysia ...

. He is an Honorary Member of the

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Childhood

HH Prince Tunku Imran was born at Istana Hinggap (Hinggap Palace), Seremban, Negeri Sembilan on 21 March 1949 as the second son of

Tuanku Ja'afar The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, few provinces in the Philippines and several provinces in Indonesia ...

and his wife

Tuanku Najihah Tunku Ampuan Najihah binti Almarhum Tunku Besar Burhanuddin ( Jawi: ; 1 September 1923 – 8 September 2023) was the Tunku Ampuan (queen dowager) of Negeri Sembilan. She was formerly the Tunku Ampuan Besar or queen consort of Negeri Sembilan fr ...

. His siblings in

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are : * Eldest sister Tunku Tan Sri Naquiah, ''Tunku Dara'' (26 December 1944) * Elder brother Tunku Dato' Seri Utama Naquiyuddin, ''Tunku Laxamana'' (8 March 1947) * Younger sister Tunku Puan Sri Jawahir, ''Tunku Puteri'' (27 January 1952) * Youngest sister Tunku Dato' Seri Irinah (23 November 1957) * Youngest brother Tunku Dato' Seri Nadzaruddin, ''Tunku Panglima Besar'' (26 October 1959)

Education

* The King's School,

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, United Kingdom *

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, United Kingdom (

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1970).

Career

Barr-at-Law (

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1971). Indonesian Representative for PERNAS 1972–1973, CEO Haw Par (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 1973–1976, CEO Antah Holdings 1977–2001, Founder of the S.P.A conglomerate, Chairman of Yayasan Sime Darby, Chairman of Aluminium Company of Malaysia Bhd, Minho (Malaysia) Bhd and Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, Group Chairman Petra Group, Austral Enterprises Bhd, Island & Peninsular Bhd and Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd. Business Adviser to Jones, Lang Wootton and Partners, Jimah Power Generation IPP, 7-Eleven, Pepsi, Mirinda, 7UP, Bleu, (Permanis), UTV, Granley Developments, Biwater, Clipper Power, Vectel Networks, Schindler, Giant Hypermarkets, Lenga Palm Oil, Noble Mineral Resources, Global Gold Holdings, Sino Hua-An International, Antah Insurance, BWI Hotels, Cavendish Property Group etc..... Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. President Malaysia Heritage Trust, Malaysian German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, President of Olympic Council of Malaysia, Vice President of the International Cricket Council, Malaysian Cricket Assoc, and World Squash Fed 1989–1996. President of Commonwealth Games Federation. Chair Fndn for Sporting Excellence, and the Young Malaysians Society. Malaysian Chef de Mission 24th Olympic Games at Seoul 1988. Trustee Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin since 1995, Tuanku Ja’afar Coll. Dir Inst of Strategy & International Studies. Mbr National Sports Council of Malaysia, Malaysian Business Council, etc.

Weddings and family

He married Che' Engku Mahirah binti Abdullah (''née'' Moira Rodrigo) on 18 February 1987 and divorced 1 July 2019. He secondly married Che' Engku Noor Asmara binti Abang Marzuki, simply known as Nora Marzuki on 28 March 2013. He has 5 children : * Tunku Khairil Imran (s/o Che' Engku Mahirah) * Tunku Tarrant (s/o Che' Engku Mahirah) * Tunku Abdul Rahman Aminullah (s/o Che' Engku Mahirah) * Nor Marzuki bin Musa (s/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage) * Noreen Nong binti Musa (d/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage) * Nor Nadia Abdullah Marzuki (d/o Noor Asmara from previous marriage)

Honours

He has been awarded :

Honours of Negeri Sembilan

* : **

Paramount of the

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(DTNS) (19.7.1999) ** MY-NEG Royal Family Order of Yamtuan Radin Sunnah - DKYR 2

Recipient of the

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(DKYR) **

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * H ...

(SPNS), now Principal Grand Knight or Dato' Seri Utama,(SUNS) ** MY-NEG Meritorious Service Medal - PJK

Meritorious Service Medal (PJK)

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Member of the

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(AMN) (1980) **

Commander of the

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(PSM) - Tan Sri (1992)

Trivia

During the opening ceremony of the

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, alongside Queen

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, Imran struggled to open the baton that contained her message, but did so eventually amidst great relief and good humour.

References

"Syarikat Pesaka Antah Sdn Bhd" Website
presentation of the board of directors wit
photo of Tunku Imran
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